TY - JOUR T1 - Shorter time to clinical decision in work-related asthma using a digital tool JF - ERJ Open Research JO - erjor DO - 10.1183/23120541.00259-2020 VL - 6 IS - 3 SP - 00259-2020 AU - Anders Bjerg AU - Henrik Ljungberg AU - Katrin Dierschke AU - Else Åkerberg-Krook AU - Ulla B.K. Andersson AU - Anna-Carin Olin AU - Elisabeth Lindberg AU - Ximing Yuan AU - Jonathan Lyström AU - Robert Wålinder AU - Susanne Victor AU - Martin Andersson AU - Helén Bertilsson AU - Anna Carleborg AU - Björn Nordlund Y1 - 2020/07/01 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/3/00259-2020.abstract N2 - Occupational exposure accounts for a substantial proportion (16%) of adult asthma [1, 2] and asthma may also be aggravated by triggers at the workplace. Serial measurements of lung function with a peak expiratory flow (PEF) meter may confirm work-related asthma and is recommended in US, European and Swedish national guidelines [3–7]. PEF should ideally be measured at least six times a day at the workplace and at home over a period of several weeks [8], noted down and subsequently analysed. The time-consuming and cumbersome nature of serial PEF thus limits its clinical usefulness [9]. However, this could potentially be alleviated by digital health point-of-care tools [10].PEF curves are a useful but cumbersome tool in diagnosing work-related asthma. Using a digital spirometer and smartphone app, time to clinical decision could be shortened by 6–7 weeks. Physician's time spent analysing PEF data is also shortened. https://bit.ly/3d5SY78We acknowledge all the study participants and all the clinical staff involved in this study at occupational medicine clinics in Lund, Gothenburg, Linköping, Umeå, Uppsala and Stockholm. ER -